World through the aperture

A man jogs along a path with ice covered fallen tree branches in Bucharest, Romania, January 26, 2019. (Photo by AP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

A man climbs up an artificial ice wall located in a courtyard in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, January 27, 2019. (Photo by AP)People walk in snowfall to place flowers to the Motherland monument at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, where most of the Leningrad Siege victims were buried during World War II, in St. Petersburg, Russia, January 26, 2019. (Photo by AP)Amateur rugby players participate in a "snow rugby" tournament at Moscow's suburb of Zelenograd on January 19, 2019. (Photo by AFP)A man, dressed in a costume made of fur dances during the International Festival of the Masquarade Games in Pernik, Bulgaria, January 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)The US Capitol is reflected onto a partially frozen reflecting pool on January 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)Members of a rescue operation fly over the site where a dam collapsed two days ago, next to dam B6 that also had a collapse alert, in Brumadinho, Brazil, January 27, 2019. (Photo by AP)This aerial photo taken on December 28, 2018 shows residential and commercial buildings in Hong Kong, China. (By AFP)Tear gas canisters are fired by Israeli forces towards Palestinians during clashes in al-Mughayer village near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Palestinian demonstrators are seen through a burning tire during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Mughayer village near Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)People visit the exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary since Leningrad siege was lifted, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)